Reginal Cecil Lybbe Powys-Lybbe (1881-1930)

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My grandfather had this unusual bookplate designed for him. I have
only found it in a few of his books; perhaps he did not have many
printed. I have no idea who designed this bookplate but I have been
sufficiently taken with it to use it as a model for the one I am
using for my serious books. Nor do I know when he had it made.

He put on this bookplate the heiresses that the Powyses had married
plus the royal arms inherited from Julia, the Barrington heiress.
From left to right, starting with the top row:

The Powys-Lybbe arms he obtained by royal licence in 1907

The Lybbe arms from the marriage with Isabella in 1730

The Girle arms from the marriage with Caroline in 1762

The Michell arms from the marriage with Louisa in 1790

The Barrington arms from the marriage with Julia in 1817

George duke of Clarence's arms, whose heiress daughter Margaret
married Richard Poole around 1486, with a subsequent Poole heiress
marrying a Barrington in 1559.

The blazons for the above arms and for the Powys and Lybbe arms crests
are included in the design specification
for my bookplate (then click on your browser back button to return
here).